* France’s TPS Jeunesse has licensed Just a Minute for broadcast on Eureka. The series will premiere in November. (World Screen) * Dougie in Disguise will join the schedules of networks in Canada, France, Italy, Israel, and other countries under deals announced by producer Neptuno Films. (World Screen) * India’s Cartoon Network will hold a […]

Discovery Kids will unveil a new schedule on July 4, AWN reports. The network will air six back-to-back episodes of a different series Mondays through Fridays. The schedule will include Hi-5 (Mondays); Peep (Tuesdays); Save-ums! (Wednesdays); Magic School Bus (Thursdays); Toddworld (Fridays).

The Fantastic Four creative team of Mark Millar (writer) and Greg Land (artist) will sign copies of Ultimate Fantastic Four #21 for a special sweepstakes in the July 3 issue of TV Guide magazine. Additionally, TV Guide has put the stars of the Fantastic Four movie on the cover of its July 3 issue, offering […]

UTV Software Communications, operator of the Indian kids’ network Hungama TV, has applied to the country’s Information & Broadcasting Ministry to launch two new kids’ channels, World Screen reports. With the two new channels, along with the currently operating Hungama TV channel, UTV aims to offer a three-channel bouquet with networks focused on preschoolers, kids […]

Disney recording artist Robie Lester has died at the age of 75, AWN reports. Lester was the singing voice behind Eva Gabor in The Aristocats and The Rescuers. He died of cancer at St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank, California on June 14, 2005.

MTV has formed a relationship with Midway Games Inc. to market and jointly sell in-game advertising and collaborate on soundtrack development for three upcoming games. Under the terms of the deal, MTV is able to participate in a royalty sharing structure. The first title shipping under the deal is expected to debut this holiday season, […]

Activision, Inc.’s Fantastic 4 video game is now available in retail stores nationwide for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance systems, as well as for the PC. PR Newswire has details on the game.

Animation HQ reports that Avi Arad revealed in an MTV interview that eight minutes of test footage with Jessica Simpson included has already been shot for Mort the Dead Teenager. Apparently the director is a first-time director that nailed his idea and understanding of what Mort should be.

Howard Chaykin has been tapped by Disney Italia to write and draw Century, an original graphic novel centering on aging gunfighters living in Texas between the turn of the century and World War I. The book is scheduled to be released in Italy first, but Chaykin states his publisher is working on an American distribution […]